Inside each human cell, about 2 meters (6.6 feet) of genomic DNA must be accurately copied and equally transmitted to two daughter cells during cell division. To achieve this, the copied DNA is ...

This important study combines microscopy and CRISPR screening to identify factors involved in global chromatin organisation, using centromere clustering as a proxy. The authors present solid evidence ...

Safe, efficient, and economical light-absorbing (photovoltaic) technology is key to developing the next generation of solar cells. Cu 2 ZnSn(S,Se) 4 (CZTSSe) photovoltaics—using the easily accessible ...

In the relentless pursuit of higher energy densities and longer-lasting lithium-ion batteries, silicon anodes have long been heralded as a transformative advance. Silicon’s allure lies in its ...

MIT researchers discovered that the genome’s 3D structure doesn’t vanish during cell division as previously thought. Instead, tiny loops called microcompartments remain (and even strengthen) while ...

On Sept. 12, the MIT Faculty Newsletter published an issue introducing the Office of Academic Community, Empowerment, and Success (OACES), which replaced the former Office of Minority Education (OME).

Among the many marvels of life is the cell's ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves. For this, the cell must duplicate its DNA—its genome—and segregate it equally ...

These gastric cancer cells contain circular fragments of DNA (ecDNA) that encode two different oncogenes, one in red and one in green. Cooperating ecDNAs are often passed into the same cell during ...

Student enrollment for the 2024 Interphase EDGE program has reportedly declined to around 30 students, according to student sources. Hosted by the Office of Minority Education (OME), Interphase EDGE ...

Researchers have found a molecular mechanism that prevents multiplication of potentially dangerous cells by measuring the duration of mitosis. They have shown that this mechanism -- the Mitotic ...

Cell division requires a complex orchestration of events, including the disassembly of membraneless organelles. A critical but poorly understood component of this process is how the biophysical ...